Henry Edwards Huntington
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Henry Edwards Huntington by Selena A Spurgeon
This is an engaging account of the eventful lives of Henry Edwards and Arabella Huntington, leading twentieth-century philanthropists, and the extraordinary cultural institution they created in Southern California. He was a legendary book, art and plant collector and a visionary leader in the development of Southern California. She was one of the wealthiest women in the nation at the turn of the twentieth century and one of the most important art collectors of her generation. Spurgeon shares a behind-the-scenes view of both their personal lives and the development of the renowned cultural and educational centre we know today. Separate chapters describe how the art collections came together under the guidance of the shrewd art dealer Joseph Duveen: how the library grew out of Mr Huntington's passion for book collecting: and how the estate, a working ranch, evolved into one of the world's most important botanical gardens.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780873281379 |
| ISBN 10 | 0873281373 |
| Title | Henry Edwards Huntington |
| Author | Selena A Spurgeon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Huntington Library Press,US |
| Year published | 2002-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 143 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |